Scarperia e San Piero

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Scarperia, a Mugello borgo north of Florence, is known for knives made by family workshops. The village is now joined with San Piero a Sieve in a single municipality, whose countryside holds the Medici villa of Il Trebbio, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nearby, the Mugello Circuit hosts the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix.

Highlights

Palazzo dei Vicari in the centre of Scarperia (IT)
Handmade knives from Scarperia's family workshops
Villa medicea del Trebbio, a UNESCO-listed Medici villa
The Mugello Circuit, home of the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
The Via degli Dei trek from Florence to Bologna, over the Osteria Bruciata pass (IT)

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 12,001

Things to see

Oratorio della Madonna dei Terremoti (IT)
Villa Panna (IT)
Madonna del Vivaio (IT)
Museum of cutting blades and Palazzo Vicari (IT)
Oratorio di Poggio di Petto (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Peter Religious · 29 June

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Scarperia e San Piero) (CC BY-SA).

Specialities of Tuscany

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Bistecca alla fiorentinaDishSteak from Chianina cattle of the Chiana Valley or Maremmana
RibollitaDishReboiled soup of bread, cannellini beans and black cabbage
PanzanellaDish
PiciBread and pasta
Lardo di Colonnata (IT)Cured meat
FinocchionaCured meat